The 49ers are where the Raiders were three years ago – drastically undermanned, in the midst of unrelenting losing, and with Fort Knox-like money under the salary cap. Obviously, the 10-2 Raiders have made the right moves in hiring coach Jack Del Rio, drafting players like Derek Carr and Amari Cooper, and acquiring players like …

Washington Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams is inactive today and will be replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Morgan Moses. The third-round pick’s marching orders in his first career start: Block Aldon Smith. …

The one-time ironman continues to have issues staying on the field. Niners right tackle Anthony Davis will miss his sixth game of the season Sunday because of a concussion he sustained in last week’s 16-10 win over the Giants. …

Before practice, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Dorsey had plateaued in his recovery from a torn biceps and it didn’t sound as if the six-year veteran would play Sunday against Washington. Before he was sidelined at the start of today’s session, Dorsey was limited in practice Wednesday. …

Brooks was benched in a 16-10 win over the Giants on Sunday for yelling at defensive line coach Jim Tomsula over his playing time, the nine-year veteran said Wednesday. Today, Fangio said Brooks continued to voice his displeasure at halftime, but doesn’t anticipate a similar incident occurring. …

Williams’ replacement? That’s rookie Morgan Moses, a third-round pick from Virginia with zero career starts. Before Williams was injured in the first quarter Sunday, Moses had played six snaps in Washington’s first nine games. …

Davis was injured on the first play after the two-minute warning, Colin Kaepernick’s five-yard run on 3rd-and-7. On Sunday night, Davis detailed Jim Harbaugh’s reaction to the clock possibly stopping for an injury with the Giants out of timeouts. …

Niners outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks said today he was benched for the second half of Sunday’s 16-10 win against the Giants after he yelled at defensive line coach Jim Tomsula over his playing time earlier in the game. …

At the time, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati’s quarterback since 2003, had said he’d retire rather than return to the Bengals. With its QB cupboard bare, Cincinnati used the No. 35 pick on Dalton, a pocket passer who had played in a pro-style system in college. Kaepernick, of course, was viewed as a less-polished product after playing in The Pistol in Reno. The 49ers traded up nine spots to select Kaepernick at No. 36. …

If the 49ers hadn’t selected Chris Borland with the No. 77 pick in May it doesn’t sound as if the Wisconsin linebacker would have slipped any further in the draft. This morning, Washington’s Jay Gruden – the coach of the team with pick No. 78 – acknowledged he was a big Borland fan. …

Brock (hamstring) is sidelined a day after the 49ers placed rookie cornerback Jimmie Ward (foot) on season-ending injured reserve. As a result, the 49ers will dress four cornerbacks today: Chris Culliver, Perrish Cox, Dontae Johnson and Leon McFadden, who was promoted from the practice squad Nov. 1. …